The farm lies in the shadow of a hill, and the farmyard rarely sees the sun, even in summer, when the sukebind hangs heavy in the branches. Here live the Starkadders - Aunt Ada Doom, Judith, Amos, Seth, Reuben, Elfine...They lead messy, untidy lives, full of dark thoughts, moody silences, and sudden noisy quarrels. That is, until their attractive young cousin arrives from London. Neat, sensible, efficient, Flora Poste cannot bear messes (they are so uncivilized). She begins to tidy up the Starkadders' lives at once ...
1. Flora Poste
2. First impressions of Cold Comfort Farm
3. Flora starts tidying up
4. Reuben, Seth, and Amos
5. Mr Mybug falls in Love
6. Help for Reuben and Elfine
7. The Hawk-Monitor Ball
8. The Counting
9. Seth's departure
10. Judith and Aunt Ada
11. Elfine's wedding